( This person is talking to them differently from the others; they recognise it. Simple words, simple language, for someone who's used to communicating with people who may not understand them.
It's considerate. That's nice of them.
They nod at the word 'protection' (they nod along to Shiro's words in general, to show that they are listening, that they understand). But when he makes a gesture, asking about whether their own face is the same, they shake their head.
Comically, they push at the bottom, gently tug at their own horns. Then they tap on it, producing a hollow sort of sound.
No, it's not quite a helmet. It can't be removed by them, only broken. But neither is it quite a face, not in the way other people have faces.
They ponder communication for a moment. Though it would be fine to scratch words in the dirt, as they've always done, they won't be able to speak in the language they've learned bits and pieces of if they don't practice it more.
They hold their hands up high, stretching tiny fingers so that Shiro can see the gestures they make. Then slowly, with painstaking precision, they begin to sign. )
HELLO - NICE - TO - MEET - YOU
( That done, they look expectantly for a response. Does this person understand what they're saying? They seem to know so much already, after all. )
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It's considerate. That's nice of them.
They nod at the word 'protection' (they nod along to Shiro's words in general, to show that they are listening, that they understand). But when he makes a gesture, asking about whether their own face is the same, they shake their head.
Comically, they push at the bottom, gently tug at their own horns. Then they tap on it, producing a hollow sort of sound.
No, it's not quite a helmet. It can't be removed by them, only broken. But neither is it quite a face, not in the way other people have faces.
They ponder communication for a moment. Though it would be fine to scratch words in the dirt, as they've always done, they won't be able to speak in the language they've learned bits and pieces of if they don't practice it more.
They hold their hands up high, stretching tiny fingers so that Shiro can see the gestures they make. Then slowly, with painstaking precision, they begin to sign. )
HELLO - NICE - TO - MEET - YOU
( That done, they look expectantly for a response. Does this person understand what they're saying? They seem to know so much already, after all. )